Summer School on Ocean Literacy and Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions for the Baltic and North Sea

01 - 05

Summary

The EU4Ocean Summer School on Ocean Literacy & Collaboration is a 5-day training (1 - 5 July, 2024) dedicated to thinking about how to better collaborate on ocean-related projects. It is composed of theoretical lectures and practical training for early career ocean professionals (ECOPs) on ocean literacy and collaboration on nature-based solutions for the Baltic and North Sea.

The training is developed under the European Ocean Coalition (EU4Ocean) framework of the European Commission and is organized in the context of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030). The Summer School will gather 20 young professionals from the Baltic Sea and North Sea Region, including Masters and PhD students.

Location

Färjeterminalen, Malmo, Sweden

Learning outcomes

At the end of this training, learners should:

How to effectively collaborate on ocean-related projects.

How to improve communication and storytelling in transdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
How to collaborate and advance ocean literacy for nature-based solutions in the Baltic and North Seas, under the framework of the Baltic-North Sea Lighthouse of the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters”.
How to deal with local hot-topics and how to engage with local institutions and stakeholders.
To become familiar with the objectives and actions of the EU4Ocean Coalition and Youth4Ocean Forum and scale up their efforts, under the framework of the UN Ocean Decade.

Course contents

UN Ocean Decade, UNESCO-IOC, EU4Ocean and Youth4Ocean Forum overview;
Theoretical lectures about local climate adaptations, nature-based solutions, development and management of ocean conservation project (KPIs, stakeholder identification and engagement);
Field activities: tour of the Oceanograf Research Cruise, Malmo’s harbor planning against sea-level rise, building a new Stone reef, Create a bio hut, snorkeling in the basin, sampling with waivers and specific equipment;
Focus on Challenge 10: shaping ocean sensitivity through arts and culture;
Soft skills: empathy and multicultural collaboration, scientific storytelling and public speaking for marine conservation and public awareness.

Target audience

Early Career Ocean Professionals, master and PhD students with mixed and interdisciplinary backgrounds.

Language: English

Instructors:

Francesca Santoro, Senior Programme Officer (Ocean Literacy), UNESCO-IOC
Valentina Lovat, Associate Programme Specialists of UNESCO-IOC, focal point for youth
Gaia Maria Sole Intonti, Associate Programme Specialists of UNESCO-IOC, focal point for educational resources
Michael Palmgren, Founder of the Malmo Marine Kunskapscenter
Representative of HELCOM and SUBMARINER (tbd)
Cristina Gabetti, journalist and writer
Veronica Civa, Habitats Denmark
Representatives of WMU (tbd)
Maria Loloni, EIT – Climate KIC
Lucy Cathcart-Frödén, Sonic and Community Art
Anna Schröder, Compass for Ocean Ambassadors

Organizers

UNESCO-IOC, Ocean Literacy team, based at the Venice Regional Bureau for Science and Culture

City of Malmö

Malmö Marine Education Center

World Maritime University

Location:

Malmö

Sweden

Event Times (UTC-5):

Starts: 30 Jun 2024 17:00:00
Ends: 04 Jul 2024 17:00:00

Attendance by application

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